Kent Cartridge Announces Recall of Certain 12 Gauge and 20 Gauge Shotshell Ammunition

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Kent Cartridge is recalling specific lots of select 12 gauge and 20 gauge shotshell ammunition due to the potential for excessive chamber pressure when fired. The issue is limited to the product code and lot number combinations identified below.

Kent Cartridge has determined that affected ammunition could generate excessive chamber pressure during firing. Excessive chamber pressure may damage the firearm, render it inoperable, and expose the shooter and bystanders to a risk of serious personal injury.

Out of an abundance of caution, consumers are urged to immediately discontinue use of any product identified in this recall and follow the instructions provided below.

Products Included in This Recall

A product is affected only if both the Product Code and corresponding Lot Number match one of the combinations listed below.

Product Line Product Code Affected Lot Number(s)
Ultimate® Turkey C123TK50-4 IH215
Ultimate® Turkey C123TK50-5 IH216
Ultimate® Turkey C203TK36-4 IH219
Ultimate® Turkey C203TK36-5 IH218
Fasteel®+ CC203FSP28-3X5 IH137, IH475, IH594, IH707
Ultimate® FastLead CC203UFL36-5 IH527
Ultimate® FastLead K123UFL50-5 IH222, IH459
Ultimate® FastLead K203UFL36-5 IH561
Steel Dove® K20SD24-6 IH497, IH535
TealSteel® KTS20328-6 IH196, IH220, IH304, IH537, IH630, IH717

All other product codes and lot numbers are not affected by this recall.

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Bond Arms Announces 250th Anniversary Gift Card Rebate Promotion

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Granbury, TX – Bond Arms is kicking off October with its 250th Anniversary Gift Card Rebate Promotion. For a limited time, customers who purchase qualifying Bond Arms firearms in their 250th collection, along with select models between October 1 and October 31, 2026, can receive a Bond Arms Gift Card valued Up to $75.

The promotion offers three rebate tiers based on the qualifying firearm purchased. Customers who purchase the PT2A or 250th (Black Cerakote Version) are eligible to receive a $75 Bond Arms Gift Card.

A $50 Bond Arms Gift Card is available with qualifying purchases of the DT47, Patriot, Old Glory, Snake Slayer, Ranger II, First Lady, 250th (Rough Series Version), ‘Merica, Stinger, Stinger Fireball, Cyclops®, Backup, Cowboy Defender, Texas Defender, Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Snake Slayer IV, Texan, Rustic Ranger, Rustic Defender, Blackjack, and Z-Slayer. Read more

Firearms, Promotions

Orion Wholesale Reveals “Suga Cub,” Second of Three Exclusive Custom CANiK SFx Rivals

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Orion Wholesale announces the release of Suga Cub, the second custom CANiK SFx Rival in its three-part exclusive series created by Taylor Customs and available exclusively through Orion Wholesale.

Following the colorful debut of The Banger, Suga Cub takes the series in a completely different direction.

Built on CANiK’s competition-ready SFx Rival platform, Suga Cub features a subdued custom look combining a tan frame, gray slide and contrasting copper-toned barrel accents. The result is a clean, distinctive Rival that stands apart from both the factory lineup and the first release in the series.

Underneath the custom finish is the proven full-size SFx Rival platform, featuring a 5-inch barrel, 18+1 capacity, flat-face aluminum trigger, fiber-optic front sight, adjustable rear sight and optics-ready slide system. The Rival also features an external magwell, ambidextrous slide release, reversible magazine release and 1913 Picatinny rail.

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SCI-PAC Endorses 106 Hunting Advocates

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Safari Club International’s Political Action Committee (SCI-PAC) announced its official endorsement of 106 candidates for U.S. Senate and U.S. House offices.

The candidates endorsed by SCI-PAC, the largest sportsmen-led PAC in America, have demonstrated a tireless dedication to responsible wildlife management, sustainable-use hunting and fishing, and science-based conservation.

This cycle, SCI-PAC and SCI’s superPAC the Hunter Action Fund (HAF) have combined to raise over seven figures to back pro-hunting candidates. SCI-PAC’s direct contributions are already in the field supporting these 106 candidates, while HAF’s independent expenditure funds are positioned for deployment as races head into the fall stretch.

“In these midterm elections, SCI-PAC is backing candidates who will fight shoulder to shoulder with us to further SCI’s mission to protect Americans’ right to hunt and to advance sustainable wildlife conservation,” said SCI CEO W. Laird Hamberlin. “This is a critical time for sportsmen and women. Anti-hunting activists and bureaucrats are hoping the midterms will empower those who would push to regulate our way of life out of existence, and SCI-PAC is putting our resources behind the candidates who will stand up to them when and where it matters.”

SCI-PAC is proud to support the following candidates who have shown a commitment to protecting Americans’ right to hunt and fish and to prioritizing conservation for future generations.

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Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s to Host National Hiring Event Ahead of the Holiday Season

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Annual event happening Oct. 7-8 offers opportunities at all retail locations, competitive wages and industry-leading benefits for those ready to share their passion for the outdoors and help create happy memories this holiday season

Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, North America’s premier outdoor retail and conservation company, is preparing for the holiday shopping season and the return of its popular Santa’s Wonderland experience by hosting a National Hiring Event on Oct. 7 and 8.

Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s retail locations throughout the United States and Canada will conduct on-site interviews for local retail positions, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Read more

Firearms, Fishing

October’s Free Gun Friday Giveaway Is a $6,230+ Hunting Package Built to Get You in the Field

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Hunting season is about to get a whole lot more interesting. For October, Bleecker Street Publications is taking its Free Gun Friday giveaway and turning it into something considerably bigger than a rifle giveaway. This month, one lucky winner will take home a complete hunting package featuring premium optics, a titanium suppressor, 500 rounds of precision hunting ammunition, an EDC flashlight, a Ruger American Rifle Generation II Predator, and a one-year membership to CCW Safe’s Ultimate Plan. The total package carries an MSRP value of $6,230.99. That is not a typo.

The centerpiece of the package may be the Ruger American Rifle Generation II Predator, but the real story is everything bolted, screwed, loaded and carried around it. This is a hunting setup assembled with the kind of gear that can turn a capable rifle into a serious field system.

At the top of the rifle sits a Meprolight MVO 3-18×44 FFP M3 MRAD riflescope, valued at $2,069.99. And this isn’t some bargain-bin glass thrown into the box to make the giveaway look bigger. The MVO brings German SCHOTT glass, more than 92-percent light transmission, first-focal-plane functionality, illuminated red and green reticle options, a zero stop, locking/resettable turrets and a magnification range that makes sense for everything from practical field hunting to extended-range work. It is also rated for .338 Lapua Magnum and built for demanding environmental conditions. For hunters who take their optics seriously, that’s a substantial piece of the package.

Then there is the Precision Armament TiTrex 300Ti suppressor, valued at $1,199. Read more

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SAF Urges Supreme Court to Reject Lifetime Gun Bans for Nonviolent Felons

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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) joined the National Rifle Association in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Johnson v. United States, urging the Court to review the Tenth Circuit’s decision upholding a lifetime federal firearms ban for nonviolent felons.

Joseph Frederick Johnson is challenging 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) as applied to a peaceable person. The Tenth Circuit treated Heller’s reference to “presumptively lawful” felon prohibitions as conclusive and foreclosed an as-applied challenge. The brief argues that Bruen and Rahimi require every arms regulation – including those Heller called “presumptively lawful” – to be justified by historical tradition. That tradition supports disarming only dangerous persons, not everyone whose offense happens to be classified as a felony.

“Heller’s ‘presumptively lawful’ line was never a blank check for a lifetime ban on every peaceable American with a felony on his record,” said SAF Director of Legal Research and Education Kostas Moros. “Historically, we disarmed dangerous people. We did not strip the Second Amendment right from those who broke the law without violence and then went back to living as ordinary, peaceable citizens. A permanent ban with no path to restoration is simply not how our tradition worked.”

Colonial and Founding-era restrictions targeted people thought to pose a threat: wartime enemies, rebels and those with a proven proclivity for violence. Ratifying conventions spoke of “peaceable citizens” and of disarmament only for those “in actual rebellion” or who presented “real danger of public injury.” After Shays’s Rebellion, Massachusetts required rebels to surrender arms and then allowed them to reclaim those arms within months. Militia laws required able-bodied men to keep arms and contained no exemption for prior nonviolent convictions. Some statutes even expressly protected criminals’ arms from seizure for debt.

“A conviction for a nonviolent offense should not automatically require a lifetime forfeiture of a person’s right to keep and bear arms,” said SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut. “The historical tradition as applied here requires only those who are deemed “dangerous” be disarmed. A nonviolent felony mistake should not require a lifetime ban on exercising someone’s Second Amendment rights. We encourage the Court to grant this petition and make clear that § 922(g)(1) cannot be applied to peaceable people the historical tradition never disarmed.” Read more

Gun Control

New Lake Michigan research vessel Steelhead commissioned

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Oct. 1, 2026
Contact: Pat O’Neill, ONeillP@Michigan.gov or Patrick Hanchin, 231-330-5290

Department of Natural Resources Deputy Director Shannon Lot pours water over the bow of the RV Steelhead to christen it at the Sept. 30 ceremony.A new 66-foot, steel-hulled vessel to monitor Lake Michigan fisheries is replacing an older vessel and will mean more efficient and safer operations for Michigan Department of Natural Resources crew members.

During a ceremony Wednesday in Charlevoix — the new vessel’s home port — DNR officials and other fisheries leaders gathered to commission the vessel, which was christened Research Vessel Steelhead, after its predecessor Survey Vessel Steelhead, by DNR Deputy Director Shannon Lott. DNR Fisheries Division Chief Randy Claramunt granted the vessel’s commission.

“The importance and meaning of this new vessel to Fisheries Division and the DNR cannot be overstated,” said Chief Claramunt. “Lake Michigan is one of the largest freshwater lakes on the planet, and the RV Steelhead and crew will serve as the State of Michigan’s primary means to collect data and inform fisheries management decisions on this Great Lake.” Read more

Fishing

Savage Arms Launches ‘Migration Savings’ Rebate on Renegauge Shotguns

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Purchase any Savage Renegauge Shotgun and receive a $100 mail-in rebate from October 1 through November 30

WESTFIELD, Massachusetts – Savage Arms®, an iconic firearm manufacturer, announces its “Migration Savings” rebate program as waterfowl season approaches and hunters prepare for the annual bird migration. From October 1 through November 30, 2026, customers who purchase any Savage Renegauge shotgun can receive a $100 mail-in rebate.

The Renegauge combines Savage’s innovative shotgun technology with features built to help hunters stay focused when birds are working. Savage’s patented D.R.I.V. self-regulating gas system allows high power and low power load to cycle with the same consistency and reliability, making the Reneguage the ultimate waterfowl firearm. Its adjustable length of pull and comb height allow for total customization that enhances accuracy and comfort. Whether heading to the blind for an early-morning hunt or traveling to pursue migrating birds, the Renegauge is built to be a dependable addition to any waterfowler’s gear collection. Read more

Firearms, Promotions

Derya Arms Introduces the EX1500 Lever-Action .410 Shotgun

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Derya Arms (South Derya Corp.), an international firearms manufacturer with production operations in Jacksonville, Florida and Konya, Türkiye, today expanded its EX imported shotgun line with the EX1500, a lever-action .410 built on a mono-block steel receiver and offered in three configurations: an 18-inch Ironwolf tactical model, a 20-inch walnut-and-nickel field model, and a 24-inch engraved hard-chrome heirloom model. All three are shipping now through Derya’s authorized dealer network nationwide.

EX is the designation for Derya’s imported shotguns — built in Türkiye and exported to the United States. Every traditional Derya shotgun in the U.S. catalog carries the EX prefix. The EX1300 over/under and EX1400 side-by-side opened that line. The EX1500 adds the lever gun.

A smooth short-throw lever feeds a 5-round tubular magazine. The receiver is a single-piece steel mono-block — fewer joints, more strength — finished in black Melonite, nickel, or engraved hard chrome depending on the model. Every barrel is a smooth bore internally threaded for Benelli/Beretta Mobilchoke tubes, so the shooter can tighten or open the pattern without changing guns. Fixed front iron and an adjustable rear sight sit ahead of a Picatinny rail for a red dot or optic.

The furniture is the same family already running on Derya’s RAN lever-action rifles. The 18-inch model wears the patented Ironwolf adjustable aluminum stock and M-LOK forend. The 20- and 24-inch models wear hand-selected Turkish walnut with M-LOK slots in the forend. Length of pull is 14 inches across the line. Trigger pull is 4.4 pounds. Recoil is the reason people buy a .410 in the first place — soft enough for new shooters, small game, and pest control, serious enough for a day in the field. View at https://derya.us/ex1500/. Read more

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